Oral History Interview : Shubha Gupta

Content Description

The interview documents the career of a woman who moved from secretarial practice to audio visual production, joining CENDIT in 1974. Starting with documentation and transcription, she learned on-the-job video production, editing, and film-making. She valued CENDIT’s creative and non-bureaucratic environment and in turn contributed to technical training, especially for women. Her work spanned tape and digital era, using multiple tape formats before moving to digital files. She later became a freelancer and participated in media workshops across South Asia. The conversation highlights her reflections on editing, fieldwork experiences, gender dynamics in media training, and her eventual teaching roles in film appreciation and documentary making.

Condition Description

This oral history interview is recorded in WAV format and spans a total duration of 1 hour and 15 minutes. The audio is clear, with consistent volume and minimal environmental interference. The speaker’s voice is distinct and intelligible throughout, with no overlapping speech or background noise. The interview was made into summary for reference.

Accession Date

2025-04-09

Disposition

The recording has been retained fully as part of the oral history collection due to its significant documentation of community narratives and underrepresented voices. No materials have been removed or reassigned from this accession. Consent forms have been signed by the interviewees and handed over to AMP.

Acquisition Type

Gift

Provenance

These interview was conducted and compiled by Surajit Sarkar in 2025. It was created by the PAST grantee AMP in order to document oral histories of AV technical staff from the Delhi region.

Retention Rule

This preserves the less heard voices of people involved in the Audio Visual world from 1970s to 2000. Digital files are being stored in an external Hard Disk HDD at AMP and on the google cloud. The digital files will be permanently housed at Archives at NCBS, with access governed by project policy. Copies will also be shared with the donor.

Language of Description

English

Script of Description

Latin

Restrictions Apply

Yes

Access Restrictions

Collection is open for access unless mentioned in specific folders of the finding aid.

Use Restrictions

Copyright may not have been assigned to Archives at NCBS. Permission for reproduction or distribution must be obtained in writing from the Archives at NCBS (archives@ncbs.res.in). See access guidelines for more information (https://archives.ncbs.res.in/access). The Archives at NCBS makes no representation that it is the copyright owner in all of its collections. The user must obtain all necessary rights and clearances before use of material and material may only be reproduced for academic and non-commercial use.